Baron Glenbervie
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The Right Honourable The Lord Glenbervie FRS FSA KC PC |
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| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
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In office 1793–1794 |
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| Monarch | George III |
| Prime Minister | Hon. William Pitt the Younger |
| Preceded by | Lord Hobart |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Milton |
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| Born | 24 May 1743 |
| Died | 2 May 1823 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Catherine North (1760–1817) |
| Alma mater |
University of Aberdeen University of Leyden |
Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie of Kincardine PC, KC, FRS, FRSE, FSA (24 May 1743 – 2 May 1823) was a British lawyer, politician and diarist. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1793 and 1794.
Douglas was the son of John Douglas, descended from James Douglas, minister of Glenbervie in Aberdeenshire, son of Sir Archibald Douglas and half-brother of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus. His mother was Margaret Gordon, daughter and co-heir of James Gordon, of Fechel. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1765 and then studied both Law and Medicine at the University of Leyden. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in London in 1771, was called to the Bar in 1776, and became King's Counsel in 1793.
The same year he was appointed a King's Counsel Douglas gave up his legal career on his appointment as Chief Secretary for Ireland under William Pitt the Younger. In 1794 he was admitted to both the Irish and English Privy Council and returned to the Irish House of Commons for St Canice, a seat he held until 1796. In 1795 he was elected to the British House of Commons for Fowey. He later represented Midhurst between 1796 and 1800,Plympton Erle between 1801 and 1802 and Hastings between 1802 and 1806.
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